Max Payne Dives onto Xbox Live

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Both games available now.

By Charles Onyett

Do you miss Max Payne? For $15 (US) each you can find out why the hard-boiled detective became popular in the first place with both brief but intense action titles. According to a press release, Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne should be available now on the Xbox Live Marketplace, joining the ranks of the Xbox Originals.

Max Payne was first released as a PC game back in 2001, then later made its way to Xbox in December of that year. Max Payne 2 was released in 2002. Both games featured plenty of third-person shooting sequences and emphasized the use of 'bullet time,' a special mode of play that could be frequently triggered to slow down the game world, making it easier to spectacularly gun down Max's many enemies.

You can find more on Max Payne for Xbox here, more on Max Payne 2 here, and coverage of the other Xbox Originals here.